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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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